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Lectures upon the four first chapters of the prophecy of Hosea Wherein the text…Lectures vpon the foure first chapters of the prophecie of Hosea Wherein the text…
Lectures upon the four first chapters of the prophecy of Hosea Wherein the text is expounded and cleared, and such profitable instructions observed, and applied, as naturally arise out of this holy Scripture, and are fit for these times. By John Downame Bachelor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods word.Lectures vpon the foure first chapters of the prophecie of Hosea Wherein the text is exponded and cleered, and such profitable instructions obserued, and applied, as naturally arise out of this holie Scripture, and are fit for these times. By Iohn Dovvname Bacheler in Diuinitie, and preacher of Gods word.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston and T. East for William Welby, 1608
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Whereby the infiniteness of Gods bounty, and his unsearchable 1wisdom appeareth: he executeth his punishments, that he may enlarge his mercies, he abaseth his people, that he may exalt them to higher dignity, he diminisheth the number of his Church, that he may the more increase their multitude; and like the good husbandman, he scattereth his seed, the natural sons of Jacob, over the face of the whole earth, that they may multiply and return unto him ⟨p. 113⟩with great increase, the Gentiles being added unto them. He shutteth them out of the covenant of works, that he may receive them into the covenant of grace, and denieth them to be his people and servants, that he may make them his sons and heirs. In a word, he shutteth all both Jews and Gentiles in unbelief, and in the state of condemnation, that he may have mercy on all, and derive unto them eternal salvation: Rom. 11. 32. And therefore we have just occasion to 2exclaim with the Apostle: vers. 33. O the deepness of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of God, &c.
Whereby the infinitnesse of Gods bountie, and his vnsearchable 1wisedome appeareth: hee executeth his punishments, that he may inlarge his mercies, hee abaseth his people, that he may exalt thē to higher dignitie, he diminisheth the number of his Church, that hee may the more increase their multitude; and like the good husbandman, he scattereth his seed, the naturall sons of Iacob, ouer the face of the whole earth, that they may multiplie and returne vnto him ⟨p. 113⟩with great increase, the Gentiles being added vnto them. He shutteth them out of the couenant of works, that he may receiue them into the couenant of grace, and denieth them to be his people and seruants, that he may make them his sons and heires. In a word, he shutteth all both Iewes and Gentiles in vnbeleefe, and in the state of condemnation, that hee may haue mercie on all, and deriue vnto them eternall saluation: